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LIMITED
PARTNER
AGREEMENT
SPECIAL
COMMON SHARE
PACIFIC TUNA VENTURES
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Gunther W.Mothes,
Takyo Ishiguro, Los Pescadores, LLC#4, Los Pescadores, LLC #5,
Beverly Seltzer, and John cruggs, Paul Jim Hogan, Mark
Stein, and Mike Graham, Manfred Schiruska, Dumitru & Lynn Miclea,
Luis Bugarin, Don Coffman, referred to as General Partners, and 150
shareholders
made up of 30 Common Shares, 60 Special Common Shares, 15 Preferred
Shares, and 45 Premium Shares, all held by members, that as limited
partners,
individually and collectively agree...
That they, herewith form a Limited Partnership, under the
laws of the Republic of the Marshall
Islands.
The Limited Partnership shall engage in the business of
commercial/salt water sports fishing and seafood marketing pursuant to the
formation of the Limited Partnership.
The above Limited Partnership shall be formed upon receipt
of initial investment funds sufficient to begin actual operations and the term
of the partnership will begin at this time and will continue for a period of
five (5) years, when it will dissolve under the terms of this agreement...
The name of the partnership shall be “PACIFIC TUNA
VENTURES” (PTV).
The principal office of the partnership will be located at:
240 Suffolk Street, Corona, CA 92882, and additional or
substitute offices may be agreed upon, from time to time, by the parties.
Each Limited Special Common Share Partner has, or will,
contribute the total sum of $10,000. No additional funds will be required from
the Limited Partners. Total capitalization of the Limited Partnership will be
$1,000,000 plus the funds contributed by the General Partners.
Each partner shall have a capital account that includes
invested capital, plus that partner’s allocations of net income, minus that partner’s
allocations of net loss and share distributions.
Net income and net loss shall be allocated as follows:
A. 46% to the General Partners.
B. 54% to the Limited Partners, distributed according to
their respective percentage of ownership interests.
Unless otherwise noted in this agreement, the General
Partners shall manage the partnership business and have exclusive control over
the partnership business, including the power to sign deeds, notes, mortgages,
deed of trust, contracts, leases, and direction of business operations.
The Limited Partners shall have all powers that may lawfully
be granted to Limited Partners under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
ACCOUNTING:
The partnership’s tax or fiscal year shall be a calendar
year. The General Partner shall make any tax election necessary for the
completion of the Partnership’s tax return.
A limited partner may assign his/her rights to receive
distributions, net income and net loss, to any person without causing
dissolution of this partnership. No assignment will be effective until the
General Partner is notified in writing of the same. This agreement may only be
amended by written agreement of all partners.
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP RESERVES:
That the General Partners of Pacific Tuna Ventures, LP;
shall maintain a reserve account with a minimum balance of $100,000 from the
initial capital, which shall be placed in a separate interest bearing account.
That the General Partners of Pacific Tuna Ventures, LP; once
the partnership begins operations shall establish a reserve account, which
shall be deposited in a separate interest bearing account. 50% of profits from
operations shall be deposited in this account until it reaches the sum of
$300,000. Once this sum is reached, deposits into the account will revert to
10% and remain at that level for the lifespan of the Limited Partnership (5
years).
This account will be invested for the benefit of the Limited
Partners. Upon dissolution of the Limited Partnership, funds from the above
account will be dispersed to the Limited Partners according to shares
individually held.
Above account is separate from quarterly dividends paid out
to Limited Partners during the lifetime of the Limited Partnership. The
reserves shall accumulate, and may only be invaded by the General Partner upon
the following occurrences:
Capital falls below $75,000
And may only be used for the following purposes:
Payroll, past due accounts payable.
ATTENTION TO THE AFFAIRS OF THE PARTNERSHIP:
That the following General Partners, shall devote full time
to the affairs of the partnership: Gunther W. Mothes, General Manager.
INDEMNITY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP:
The General Partners shall be indemnified by the partnership
from all liability related to their actions taken on behalf of the Limited
Partnership, provided that the actions to be indemnified were taken in good
faith, and do not constitute any criminal acts or any act of intentional
misconduct. In the event that a dispute occurs between the Limited Partnership
and a Partner, as to whether or not an action is properly subject to this
indemnity, the dispute shall be submitted to arbitration, before a single
arbitrator, under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any
decision rendered by the arbitrator shall be final, and may be entered as a
judgment in any court having jurisdiction.
LIMITED OPPORTUNITY:
That the General Partners of this partnership, shall not be
required to refer all business opportunities similar to that of the Limited
Partnership to the Limited Partnership.
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP TERM:
The Partnership term begins on the date that the Limited
Partnership is actually formed and shall continue for five years from that date
when it shall dissolve under terms of this agreement.
Under this agreement, the original 90 (Special and Regular
Common Share) Limited Partners of Pacific Tuna Ventures, Limited Partnership,
will retain status as charter members after dissolution of the Limited
Partnership and will continue to share free fishing privileges for the
remainder of their lifetime. These fishing eights are not transferable after
the dissolution of the Limited Partnership.
However, any Limited Partner may exercise his right to sell,
give, or otherwise transfer his membership/partnership share, at any time
during the start-up period and/or anytime during the five year life term of the
Limited Partnership.
Each of the 45 eligible member/partners has contributed, or
will contribute $10,000 upon signing up as a Special Common Share Limited
Partner.
Limited Partners shall not be required to contribute any
further funds, or additional capital. Limited Partners are legally liable to
the Limited Partnership only for the amount contributed.
Upon becoming a duly registered and paid in member/limited
partner, and upon the inauguration of actual fishing operations, the Limited
Partner will receive and hold free fishing rights for the rest of his/her
lifetime and will share in all profits of the sale of fish at a .56% (point
fifty six percent) within the 54% of profits allocated to the Limited Partners
within the Limited Partnership. Approx. $15,000 per yr.
Special Common Share holder will also receive a percentage
of revenue from the following PTV operations:
1. Fish Dock & Processing Facility (Marshall Islands)
45 shares take 22% from minimal revenue
of $1,800,000, or
approx. . .$ 9,000 per yr.
2. Spicewind Pacific Airlines/Cargo Operations
45 shares take 15% of Approx. $2,500,000 net revenue, or
approx......$ 8,500 per yr.
3. PTV Joint Venture/Japan Commercial Fishing
Operations:
- 45 shares take 15% of 12% of Gross Sales of $45,000,000, or
approx...$1 7,500 per yr.
- Total minimal dividends, one full year of combined
operations.. approx...$50,000 per yr.
Upon dissolution of the Limited
Partnership at the end of five years continuous operation: The holders of each Special Common Limited Share
will continue to receive income dividends at the rate of .20% of the 100% of
the newly formed Pacific Tuna Ventures, LLC, or Corp. Plus percentages of the
aforementioned operations, as noted above.
Dividend income will continue
throughout the life span of the shareholder. However, dividend income
privileges are not transferable after the dissolution of the Limited
Partnership.
The Special Common Share Limited Partner(s), having taken
certain risks, will enjoy the reimbursement of their contribution.
Reimbursement will be accomplished in two increments. First increment of $5,000
will be reimbursed at the end of two years from initial (late of formation of
the Limited Partnership in the Marshall Islands. Second increment of $5,000
will be reimbursed at the end of third year from date of formation in the Marshall Islands.
Provided of course, that Pacific Tuna Venture’s operations are successful.
Limited Partners have no restrictions regarding the amount
of fishing trips they may wish to make. Availability is only limited to fair
scheduling of all the Limited Partners in a rotation method that will allow
each partner to pick time of year, area of fishing, and duration of fishing
trip.
This instrument contains the entire agreement and any
modifications shall be in writing and signed by the parties affected by the
modification, or who have the right to cause the change.
Dated: ----------------------------
Capital Contribution:------------------------
Special Common Share Limited Partner:---------------
Gunther W. Mothes,
General Partner, Mgr.
Note:
- 60 Special Common Shareholders receive not only
the .62% of Common Shares, But also percentages of revenue derived from
Pacific Tuna Ventures Japanese Joint Venture (Marshall Islands), The
fishboat Dock / Fish Processing Facility (Marshall
Islands), and The Air Cargo Operations Based at Majuro, Marshall
Islands. (Spicewind Pacific Airlines - (SPA)).
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